This year at ISTE, I had the opportunity to sit down with the Windows Device team at the Microsoft Education booth. Shindy and Javier talked with me about the power of inking, and what advantages it brings to the classroom.

Ever since the big keynote address in New York last year, I have been extremely impressed with how much power is being put into classroom level Windows 10 and Windows 10S devices. I am totally convinced that students with a pen in their hands have an advantage over students only using a keyboard.

• What's new in Windows 10?
• Windows 10 S Mode
• Why should schools upgrade to Windows 10 S?
• Should students use devices with inking?
• Is inking a simple substitute for the traditional pencil?
•  Using inking technology in the Math Classroom
• OneNote – Replay Feature
• What advantages does the Edge Browser bring for classroom teachers?
• Immersive Reader
• The MIE Program

Shindy Skaar

Sr Product Marketing Manager, Windows Devices, and Experiences, Microsoft Corp

Shindy has the honor of being able to speak with and visit school and IT leaders, and students from around the world. Shindy is passionate about enabling student learning through technology and bringing stories of digital transformation to light.

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This year at ISTE, I had the opportunity to sit down with Tricia Van Hollebeke, Justin Chando and Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education team at the Microsoft Education booth.

• Brand New Updates
• Microsoft Teams
• Rubric Grading inside of Teams assignments
• Individualized Assignments
• Microsoft Forms integration
• Sway
• Immersive Reader
• OneNotePage Locking
• Integration with Teams
• Microsoft Education at ISTE
• STEM Education
• Hacking STEM
• Make Code / Computer Science
• Minecraft: Education Edition
• Personalized Learning
• Creating activities that reach each and every student
• How to work around the challenges that teachers face in the classroom
• Picture Dictionary
• Microsoft Innovative Educator
• The importance of asking questions and learning from the education community
• Working with the MIE Community
• #Flipgrid FeverAllowing students to share and amplify their voice through video
• STEM Saturdays at retail stores
• Office Online = FREE Apps!
• PowerPoint and 3D Animation
• Augmented and Virtual Reality
• New Pearson Curriculum for Mixed Reality Headsets
• Limitless Libraries Grant
• Immersive Reader in Virtual Reality
• What is ahead for Microsoft Education in 2018-2019

Tricia Van Hollebeke

Product Marketing Manager for O365 Education

Education has been a long time passion for Tricia! She studied early childhood development and holds a Master of Arts in Teaching. She’s worked with a range of students through a variety of roles from a Pre-K teacher to a High School education coach. After moving to Denmark, Tricia had an opportunity to develop engaging classroom experiences for teachers and students around the world at LEGO Education. As an Education Specialist and Product Developer there, Tricia created LEGO sets and learning solutions for several curriculum areas including Language Arts, STEM, and Robotics. Most recently Tricia brings her passion for education to her position as a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft for Office 365 Education. Tricia hopes to continue being an advocate for educators at Microsoft to...

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educators: Spotlight Series Podcast, we take a look at this years Hack the Classroom event with California educator Tammy Dunbar and learn how you can prepare your students for the 2017 Skype-a-Thon from Paul Watkins and Gina Ruffcorn..  This year, classrooms from across the world will be connecting to each other through millions of miles of Skype video calls to celebrate this year's theme “Open Hearts, Open Minds” on November 28-29.

There are several ways that you can participate in this years Skype-a-thon.   To register your class, please visit www.Skypeathon.com.  During the event, the world will be following the Twitter hashtag #Skypeathon to share their experiences.  We hope you and your students join us as the world unites for a fantastic global activity.

In this episode, we discuss 3 ways that your classroom can participate in this years Skype-a-Thon:

• Virtual Speakers
  • By using Skype, you can bring in experts from all industries to speak with your students.  This is a great way for classrooms of all subjects and grade levels to have authentic learning experiences with industry leaders and professionals. Click for more information.
  
  

• Mystery Skype
  • A Mystery Skype is an opportunity for your students to connect with students from around the world.  By playing a game, similar to “20 Questions” students ask yes or no questions to find the location of their guests.  This is a great way to bring in critical thinking and collaboration skills into your classroom. For more information: www.mysteryskype.com
  
  
• Virtual Field Trips
  • One of the best ways to bring the world into your classroom is by connecting with museums from around the world through Virtual Field Trips.  Click for more information.
  
  

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Tammy Brecht Dunbar, M.Ed., S.T.E.M., is a 5th-grade teacher in Manteca (CA) Unified (USA) and a pre-service technology instructor at Teachers College of San Joaquin. Tammy believes the most important 21st Century tool in any classroom is the attitude of the teacher. “Teachers need to be comfortable tackling the challenges of using technology in front of their students and modeling how to overcome obstacles,” says Tammy. Tammy agrees with Bill Goodwyn, CEO of Discovery Education: “The motherboard and the memory chip will never replace the passion and inspiration of a real-life teacher. Technology doesn’t teach. Teachers teach.”

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert Spotlight Series Podcast, we welcome MIE Expert Mick Hellgren on the program to discuss a fantastic (FREE) tool from Microsoft called Power BI.

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Teacher K-12 and ICT-strategist at the school administration of Sandvikens Kommun in Sweden. Passionate about technology enriched learning – and curiuos about the impact of big data driven education.

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In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert Spotlight Series Podcast, we welcome MIE Expert Ole Johnny Devik on to the program to discuss how he brings the world of business and marketing into the classroom.

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After working in media for most of his career until 2010, Ole Johnny Devik now teaches media subjects, ICT skills and practical entrepreneurship in upper secondary school (age 16-19 years). Ole Johnny wants his students to experience a practical education, centered around the use of their developing media skills to contribute to the local community. Ole Johnny also aims to give his students international entrepreneurship experience, working closely with teachers and students in other countries.

As a classroom teacher Ole Johnny has been a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for three years, and an MIEE Fellow for the last two years. He has been awarded the regional award for best Entrepreneurship teacher in his home state, and his students have won national, European and international entrepreneurship awards. In 2015 his mini company won the Global Joint- Venture Award. Outside of academic subjects in education and media, he has also had three vocational diplomas in media, photography, and ICT.

Ole Johnny is currently employed at Hafstad Upper Secondary in Norway, where he managed a two year Erasmus+ collaboration with teachers and students in Sweden, Spain, and France. The goal is to build strong networks between the students from each country, and for them together to learn, and develop their entrepreneurial skills.

The MIE Fellow, Ole Johnny Devik: Ole.johnny.devik@sfj.no is leading a project called International Entrepreneurship with new methodologies,

Four schools in the project

• Bell-lloc, Spain (main coordinator)
• Lycée d'Enseignement Général Technologique a Richelieu Rueil Malmaison, France (responsible for sales and purchases)
• Hafstad vgs, Norway (responsible for design and communication)
• Sven Eriksonsgymnasiet, Sweden (lined tion finance, plan collection in Sweden, etc.)

The goal is to learn about teamwork and entrepreneurship, and cooperation across national borders. The cooperation will be through Skype, OneNote, social media, e-mail (as little as possible) – in addition to pupils and teachers should meet on physical and have workshops, presentations, training and cooperation. First in Spain in November, then in Sweden in March 2017 (with the participation of the booth where pupils compete for best design, etc.), so Hafstad autumn 2018. And finally in Paris in spring 2018, then we round out and evaluates the project.

In addition, teacher (me and the three other project owner) meets in Paris in...

Have you ever wondered what Champagne and Chocolate have in common? I'll give you a hit … PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!  In today's episode of the MIE Spotlight Series, we take a look at how one school district is bringing some innovative ideas into the professional learning space with the help of Office 365, OneNote and SWAY.

Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and MIE Trainer Alex Handy to discuss how he has turned professional development into a very successful and enjoyable experience for his teachers and his school district.

Alex Handy is a husband, father of 3 boys and tries to be the best enabler he can be. He is endless inquisitive to the point of distraction and has worked for the last 15 years trying to use technology to ensure teachers can be as productive as possible. Currently, he is an Assistant Headteacher at a large comprehensive high school in the UK. He leads on Employability and Enrichment and is currently working on a project with students using an online platform to make positive career choices when moving through school (www.unifrog.org). This summer he became an MIE Expert and has just become an MIE trainer. He is head of Economics and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (http://www.dofe.org/), a UK-based outdoor education program, and is trialing OneNote Class Notebooks and Sway to organize lessons and provide feedback. He is also involved in supporting the schools Technology Enhanced Learning program and lead the school's learning and teaching Twitter project which can be found @caludonlandt. Alex believes in easy wins and making pedagogy fun for teachers which involve tailoring tools to teachers, competitions, and loads of support. Next month he is giving an MIE Expert talk called “champagne and chocolates, the fun way to launch Office 365”

The MIE Spotlight Series is a co-branded educational podcast produced in collaboration between the TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network and Microsoft Education. Hosted by Jeff Bradbury, the MIE Spotlight series focuses on innovative thinking and teaching that incorporates cutting-edge technology being deployed in classrooms.  For more information on the Microsoft Innovative Educator program, please visit: http://education.microsoft.com

• Champagne and Chocolates Webinar: 1st December 2016 [19:30] – [20:00] GMT
• Sway outlining Faculty Centred CPD given for an MIE Webinar
  • Faculty Centred CPD to inspire teachers about O365
  
  
• Sway on a review of...

Have you ever wanted to open your classroom walls up and bring in experts from around the world to work with your students? In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast, Jeff sits down with Pennsylvania educator, Michael Soskil (@msoskil) to discuss why YOU should participate in this years Skypeathon.

Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Michael Soskil.

Michael Soskil is two-time finalist for the “Nobel Prize of Teaching,” the Global Teacher Prize. As a STEM education, global collaboration, and technology integration expert, he has developed and presented numerous professional learning sessions for K-12 teachers, educational media outlets, and social innovators from around the world. In 2014 the White House and the National Science Foundation presented him the highest honors that the United States bestows upon math and science teachers: The Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. His use of technology as a transformational learning tool has led the Pennsylvania Department of Education as well as numerous companies and non-profit organizations to laud his innovative classroom practices. Currently, he works at the Wallenpaupack Area School District in Northeastern Pennsylvania as an elementary science teacher where he helps empower students to believe they can use their learning to change the world for the better.

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Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Stacey Ryan to discuss how Skype video conferencing is being used to connect her classrooms worldwide.

During her 16 years as an educator, Stacey Ryan has taught 6th- 8th-grade math. Her passion is facilitating real-world applications and projects to make math relevant and meaningful for her students. She wants all students to be confident in math, develops leadership skills, and collaborate effectively with one another as well as professionals who use math in their jobs.

As a classroom teacher, Stacey has been recognized as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Regional Lead, State Finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, Kansas Horizon Award recipient, Wichita Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree, and Wichita Family Magazine Teacher Who Makes a Difference. She is a Skype in the Classroom Master Teacher, WEB Leader Coordinator, Sway Champion, Remind Connected Educator, and GoNoodle Ambassador. She also founded and coordinates x mentoring program at her school to match at-risk students to community member mentors. Stacey wants students to develop skills to experience success not only in her classroom but in life.

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Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Special Education Educator, Lauren Pittman to discuss how technology can be used in the classroom to assist in teaching our exceptional learners.

My name is Lauren Pittman and I am a special education teacher at Holly Springs Elementary in Canton, GA.I am graduate of Berry College in Rome, GA home of the largest and most beautiful college campus in the world (30,000 acres to be exact).I am entering my 10th year of teaching and my 10th year of special education. Special education is my passion and helping my students have an uplifting education experience is my life’s joy. Over the last year, I was named a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Microsoft Surface Expert and a PBS DigitalLearning Innovator.I have flipped my classroom with the help of OneNote, the OneNote Learning Tools and the Windows Surface Pro 3.Through the incredible journey of the last year, I have watched my students grow and learn with the use of these tools. We have a new saying in my classroom, “sky’s the limit.”

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Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with MIE Master Trainer Laura Stanner to discuss how we can help our struggling readers.

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Laura Stanner is a Technology Integration Consultant with Keystone Area Education Agency in northeast Iowa. Prior to joining Keystone's Tech Integration Team, Laura served as a Tech Coach, as well as an award-winning Journalism, Publications and Broadcasting Adviser in Iowa and Texas. Laura has been an educator for nearly 20 years.

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• “Must Read” book for deep learning about Dyslexia: “Overcoming Dyslexia”
• International Dyslexia Association – Fact Sheets
• Reading Rockets – Dyslexia
• Understood.org
• Dyslexia Resources
• https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia
• Learning Ally
• Dr. Louisa C. Moats website – Great teacher and parent resources
• Dyslexic Advantage.org
• Decoding Dyslexia
• What is an Orton Gillingham Approach?

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Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with David Harcrow to discuss how he is providing a college and career ready curriculum that not only can be felt K12, but well beyond graduation day.

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David Harcrow is the Academic Technology Coordinator for King’s Schools. At King’s David has implemented Office 365 for all students and staff grades 6-12 and plans to include all grades k-12. David has been planning and is in the process of implementing One Surface Proper student which will begin school year 17-18 at the HS level. He currently teaches teachers and students on the use of Office 365 apps including SWAY, OneNote, OneDrive, Microsoft Classroom and more. In addition, David manages, configures, and trains teachers on the use of Smartboards, RenWeb (Student management software), (250) Surfaces, (150) iPads, and much more. This is David’s 9th year as Academic Technology Coordinator at King’s. Prior to joining King’s, he was an educator at Darrington Grade School for ten years, teaching in Grades 2, 3, 5, and 6. He also served as the head coach for Darrington High School’s varsity baseball team for three years; as the middle school volleyball coach for two years; as the coordinator for Natural Helpers for six years; and one year each as the Destination Imagination coach and the chess club coordinator. During his tenure at Darrington, he was chosen by his principal to introduce and train other teachers in a peer learning process that addressed powerful teaching and learning. While at Darrington, Dave independently created a fully functional class website permitting parents and students to check grades, homework, and take online classes. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in psychology, Dave attended City University, where he earned his master’s degree in teaching.

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Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Cal Armstrong to discuss how his school district is using Office 365 to provide dynamic and collaborative professional development.

https://blogs.office.com/2016/08/18/math-teachers-summer-collaboration-with-office-online-in-office-365/

Cal Armstrong is a mathematics educator and the Director of Teaching and Technology Innovation at Appleby College, a grade 7-12 coed boarding school outside of Toronto, and a Teacher Leadership Program coach at the Institute for Advanced Study’s summer Mathematics program.  While developing the progenitor of the OneNote ClassNotebook is likely his more notable accomplishment with Microsoft, he has been integrating technology, from the earliest graphing calculators to the latest in pen-based tablets and cloud services, with deliberation and reflection for more 20 years. He is a devout pragmatist and critically eyes technology with the lens of researched-based pedagogies.  Outside of the classroom, he is an Auxiliary Police Constable.

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In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert: Spotlight Series Podcast, Jeff sits down with Sara Cornish and Trish Cloud from the Minecraft Education team at the Microsoft Education booth. The big announcement at this years ISTE Conference revolved around the two new updates for Minecraft Education Edition.

Topics Include

• Minecraft Aquatic EditionFiling the oceans of Minecraft with marine life
• Constructing underwater ships and coral reefs.
• How do you “code” a coral reef?
• What is Minecraft and how can we use it in the classroom?
• An open world game that uses the imagination using unlimited materials
• Minecraft Education Website
• Integrating Minecraft into your curriculum
• How to setup Minecraft servers for your classroom
• Minecraft EDU vs Minecraft Commercial
• Using Minecraft as an assessment tool
• How to “live the history” of your lessons through Minecraft
• What can I find on the Minecraft Education website?
• Finding Lessons and Resources
• Aligning Minecraft to the Standards

This week, the Microsoft Education team released brand new lesson plans to help teachers “dive in.”

Learn more about these great resources here.

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• What’s New in Minecraft: Education Edition

Join us for another #MSFTEduChat TweetMeet on August 21st at 10 a.m. PDT. This will be a live Twitter chat focused on assisting educators and IT on school and classroom setup in preparation for the new school year. Stay tuned for more info!

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Trish Cloud

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Trish has been working with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools for...

Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert Spotlight Series Podcast. A brand new partnership between Microsoft Education, and the TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.  In this episode, Jeff sits down with Sonja Delafosse and Robyn Hrivnatz from the Microsoft Education team to discuss what makes the MIE program special and how you can become an MIE yourself.

We are excited to bring you this brand new show and hope that you subscribe to our podcast in iTunes, Youtube, and on your favorite podcast player today!

The first twelve years of Sonja's career as a K-6 elementary music teacher for two years and then a middle school math and choral teacher for ten years.  In 2006, she became a professional development specialist for Lake Washington School District working in both math and technology. She focused on helping teachers and administrators of all grade levels and content areas on integrating technology and best practices to develop high-quality instruction.

In 2008-2009, she attended the University of Washington in the Danforth Leadership Program and earned her administration credentials along with her Masters of Education in Leadership.  In 2010, she became a Microsoft Innovative Educator Master Trainer and began working with NCCE and Microsoft to advance excellence in teaching and learning through the effective use of technology.  In 2012, Sonja joined Everett Public Schools in Everett, WA as the Instructional Technology Coordinator and in November of 2013, she was selected to be one of the first 24 Microsoft Expert Educators in the United States.  Sonja joined Microsoft in April 2015 on the Worldwide Education Team overseeing the educator and professional development programs

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Robyn Hrivnatz has devoted the last 16 years to education in which she has taught both junior high and elementary school as well as serving in Instructional Technology roles in the great state of Texas. In October 2014, she joined Microsoft as a Senior Teacher Engagement Manager for U.S. Education managing the U.S. MIE Communities, serving as curriculum lead for professional learning, and managing social media strategy. Her driving passion is working with educators and learners to help revolutionize today's classroom and empower global citizenship. Her areas of interest include inquiry-driven project-based learning, innovative learning space design, student voice, social media for professional learning communities and helping educators design rich learning activities. Aside from always working, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends, traveling, doing anything outdoors (esp. scuba diving), watching movies, and researching the latest gadgets.

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On this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator Spotlight Series Podcast, we are LIVE from the ISTE Conference from Chicago Illinois. I had the opportunity to learn about what is happening today with Microsoft Education with two great conversations with members of the Microsoft Education team.

My first interview is with Corporate Vice President of Education, Eran Megiddo. Together we talk about the landscape of education and how Microsoft technologies are fitting into the hands of students of all ages.

My second interview is with Joey Taralson from Flipgrid. In this conversation, we discuss the new partnership between Flipgrid and Microsoft and what it means for thousands of teachers and students worldwide.

• What’s New in Microsoft Education
• BBC Movie “BBC Oceans”
• Ocean Lesson Plans / Hacking STEM / Minecraft
• Microsoft Hack the Classroom
• Microsoft Education has #FlipgridFever
• Why should students be engaged through Audio and Video?
• STEM Education / STEM Saturdays
• Microsoft Retail Stores
• The MIE Program
• What is the vision of education for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella?
• Windows 10 S Devices and Accessories
• “Empowering Everyone to Achieve More”

Created a few years ago in Minnesota, Flipgrid is a video platform that allows students and teachers to share ideas and learn together. Building on the concept of personalized learning, Flipgrid has grown into the goto video learning platform in more than 150 countries.

The mission of Flipgrid is to “Empower learners of all ages to define their voices, share their voices, and respect the diverse voices of overs.”

In a message heard around the world, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Flipgrid would be joining the Microsoft family on June 18.

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In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert: Spotlight Series Podcast, we invite Josh Sawyer, Senior Manager for US Education for Microsoft and educators Scott Bricker and Alyson Dame on the program to discuss the Microsoft Showcase Schools Program.  

Nominations Close July 15, 2018

In this episode, you will learn:

• What are Microsoft Showcase Schools?
• US Showcase Schools & US Microsoft Schools
• How does a school apply to become a Showcase School?
• How many Showcase Schools?
• The benefits of being a Showcase School
• What does MSFT look for in a Nomination
• Showcase School Leadership Teams
• Aligning the Showcase School Program with the MIE Community
• Microsoft @ ISTE Conference
• https://aka.ms/schools

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Microsoft offers two whole school programs, one for schools getting started with digital transformation and one for schools with a mature whole-school end-to-end approach to transformation with already demonstrated outcomes. Each program focuses on the school leadership team responsible for driving change.

Josh is a globally recognized industry leader and subject matter expert known for Education transformation and inspiring cultures of innovation at scale. Rooted in his personal philosophy ‘seeking to live with grit and innovation; dream boldly, think deeply, and execute swiftly!'; Josh currently leads Microsoft's US Educator and School Leader Transformation strategy focusing on Professional Learning and the Microsoft Schools Program.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Josh led a pivotal innovation team driving instructional technology across one of the largest school districts in the US, as well as served as a global Educational consultant, master trainer, speaker, and content developer for various programs and affiliates worldwide.

A passionate leader, committed to maintaining focus on his pursuit of lifelong learning, Scott Bricker has found tremendous joy and success during his nearly 20-year career as a teacher, basketball coach, instructional coach and many other roles around a high school campus. Built on the solid premise of creating human connection through “Building Your Relationship Infrastructure,” his deeply-rooted belief in the power and potential of working together as a team drives him to create a cohesive working environment for his Math students, for faculty during PD & Training sessions and in collaborating with great educators and people from around the globe.

Inspired by the humor, creativity and drive of two of his high school teachers, Scott dove head first into Education following his time at the University of...

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert: Spotlight Series Podcast, we welcome MIEExpert Toney Jackson from New Jersey to discuss how he uses Hip Hop to motivate and engage his 4th-grade students

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Toney Jackson, a New Jersey native, is currently a 4th grade teacher at Nellie K. Parker Elementary School located in Hackensack, NJ. In 2015, he was honored as the district's ‘Teacher of the Year'. He began performing spoken word poetry while studying at Rutgers University. He went on to become a fixture in the local arts scene, and was recognized by the Academy of American Poets. Author and illustrator of multiple children’s books, Toney Jackson also writes and records music. He has performed on the Vans Warped Tour, released two CDs, and was a winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Currently, he brings in passion for the arts into the classroom, engaging students with Hip Hop and poetry. Recently, Toney Jackson was featured in a nationally broadcast Microsoft Windows 10 commercial for his use of poetry, illustration, and technology in his classroom.

• Twitter: @HeRhymesWithMe

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In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator Podcast, we speak with MIEExperts Amy and Valerie about innovative ways they create virtual field trips for their students using Skype in the Classroom.

In this episode, we discuss:

• MIE Application Self Nominations are Openaka.ms/mieexpert
• education.micrsoft.edu
• Using Skype in the ClassroomConnecting classrooms with every continent
• How to connect with other MIE’s through the Microsoft Educator Community
• Using Twitter in the classroom to connect with other educators
• How to find the right time to connect with faraway locations
• Skypeathon 2018November 6-7, 2018
• Skypeathon.com
• Mystery Skype
• What does student feedback look like after Skype activities?
• Best advice you can give an educator when starting a Skype activity

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Valerie Anglemyer is a 7th grade Humanities teacher and Instructional Coach at NorthWood Middle School in Wakarusa, Indiana. She is a Skype Master Teacher, an MIEExpert Fellow, and is on the TeachSDGs Teacher Cohort. Valerie is a graduate of Purdue University (BA, 2006) and Ball State University (MS, 2012) and is a recent Jacobs Award Winner from Indiana University (a national technology integration award). Valerie is passionate about global collaboration projects and loves empowering students to learn about and take action to solve world problems. @valanglemyer70

Amy Rosenstein teaches elementary school in Westchester County, NY. Co-Founder of TeachSDGs.org, she is a Skype Master Teacher, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and PBS Digital Innovator. Amy holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Cornell University as well as a Master's in Elementary Education. Traveling the world via Skype with her students to places like Hong Kong, India, and Kenya, she incorporates digital storytelling, blogging, self-publishing and other web tools into her classroom. Author of the Scholastic eBook, 10 Fresh Ways to Incorporate Technology into Your Classroom, Amy is a recipient of the 2013 Pioneer Award and is a writer for KQED Education. 

Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section. 

This weeks question is:

In what ways are YOU using Skype in your classroom to connect with the world?

Please leave us a comment below and share your story.

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• teachsdgs.org

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert: Spotlight Series Podcast, we welcome Sonja and Robyn back on the podcast to discuss the 2018 MIE Program. Together, we discuss the reasons why hundreds of thousands of educators call the MIE program their second family and we discuss how you can become an MIE Expert in 2018!  

In this episode, we discuss:

• What can we look forward to from the MIE Program in 2018?260,000 Global MIE’s
• 46,000 MIE’s in the USA
• Build your PLC by joining MIEE Program7,300 MIEE’s Worldwide
• MIE Trainer Program
• Education.Microsoft.com
• The MIE Program = Family!
• Microsoft EDU at ISTE 2018 in Chicago
• How to Apply to become an MIEFirst: Become a Certified MIEeducation.Microsoft.com
• Take some online courses
• Get on Twitter and follow other educators
• Second: Apply for the MIE Expert ProgramSelf Nominate aka.ms.mieexpertCreate a video or SWAYWhy do you want to become a Microsoft Innovative Educator?
• What are you looking to gain?
• How are you using Technology in an innovative way in the classroom?

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The first twelve years of Sonja's career as a K-6 elementary music teacher for two years and then a middle school math and choral teacher for ten years. In 2006, she became a professional development specialist for Lake Washington School District working in both math and technology. She focused on helping teachers and administrators of all grade levels and content areas on integrating technology and best practices to develop high-quality instruction.

In 2008-2009, she attended the University of Washington in the Danforth Leadership Program and earned her administration credentials along with her Masters of Education in Leadership. In 2010, she became a Microsoft Innovative Educator Master Trainer and began working with NCCE and Microsoft to advance excellence in teaching and learning through the effective use of technology. In 2012, Sonja joined Everett Public Schools in Everett, WA as the Instructional Technology Coordinator and in November of 2013, she was selected to be one of the first 24 Microsoft Expert Educators in the United States. Sonja joined Microsoft in April 2015 on the Worldwide Education Team overseeing the educator and professional development programs

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In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert: Spotlight Series Podcast, we learn from MIE Doug Bergman how any school can create an exceptional Computer Science program that includes all students.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Successes in Computer Science Program at PGCreating a Unified K-12 Computer Science Program
• Choosing the right hardware for each grade level
• Primary CS vs Middle School CS vs High School CS
• Working with LEGO
• Minecraft & MakeCode
• Bridging the Gender Gap in K-12 Computer Science Programs
• Imagining Computer Science Education K-12TeacherCast.net/ImaginingCSEDU 
• Why should teachers join the MIE program?

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Doug Bergman is the head of the CS department at Porter-Gaud independent school in Charleston, SC. for 17+ years and been in education for 23+ years. For several years, he worked in industry as a programmer as well as in I.T. While attending and teaching school in the US, Japan, and France, he has traveled extensively across the globe. He is a product of public education K-16 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, M.A. in Education Administration, and is completing his Online Masters in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. He has taught in public schools, private schools, and professional schools and has worked with students from ages 5 – 99. His largest class was 300 students (I actually found out it was 300, not 30, in the hallway on the way to class. That was fun.) He has experience developing his own curriculum as well as using existing curriculum developed by others. In addition to being honored with regional, state, national and international recognitions, he has presented at conferences worldwide. In 2017, he was selected as a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Currently, he serves on of the board of CSTA.

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• The Innovative Teacher Homepage
• Check Doug out on Facebook
• Follow Doug on Twitter

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In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator, Spotlight Series Podcast, we speak with Principal Product Manager Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education Team about his favorite moments from 2017.

The Microsoft Education Blog has shared over 200 stories in its first year online, ranging from product announcements, practical technology guides, and glimpses into remarkable classrooms and communities around the world. Back in January, we set out to make a unified location for education news and a useful resource for any educator curious about how to prepare students of today for the world of tomorrow. And though we still have plenty of growing to do, we’ve already been humbled by the wealth of information and expertise shared with us by educators so far.

In celebration of your contributions and unstoppable drive to do the best for your students, we’ve rounded up 10 great educator guides from the last year – all written with the help of teachers and experts who use a variety of tools in their own classrooms. Read on for help on staying productive, planning lessons, assessing students, creating global learning projects, adapting for learning differences, and even designing games.

For more advice going into an exciting 2018, stay tuned to the Microsoft Education blog, sign up to our Microsoft Educator Community, and join our Twitter discussions with @MicrosoftEDU

Best Moment at a Conference

• Mike  – Closing the Gap, 2017 and AssistiveTech, Special Needs

Favorite New Feature of …

• Mike – Learning Tools, Line focus.  Class Notebooks – Collaboration Space permissions and Parent Access.  Teams – OneNote Assignment integration
• Jim – We are all proud of the work that went into Learning tools and are inspired by the stories we hear from teachers, students, and parents. My other favorite feature is Microsoft Forms.

Biggest Innovation

• Mike – Open Up Resources pilot – Content/Assessments/Analytics.  Microsoft Translator to engage both ELL students and their parents
• Jim – I'll stick with the theme of connecting educators and students with quality resources. We surprised some people with the release of Education Resources.

Most looking forward to in 2018

• Mike – Inclusive Classroom innovation, Teams improvements, Class Notebook surprises
• Jim – Building on the great relationships we've developed with educators. They are not shy with their requests and were motivated to deliver on them. Also, I'm looking forward to giving back the value of the data we're collecting.

• The productivity promise: Using OneNote Class Notebooks to revolutionize organization and efficiency
• I taught biology before I became a OneNote pro – my example Notebook can help you get started
• 10 Best uses for OneNote in your teaching and learning
• Plan lessons and stay organized with these 6 tricks for Microsoft Edge
• 5 Ways to assess your students in OneNote
• How to reimagine the writing process with Microsoft Education